Funeral funds sought for NY boy who rescued 6

Published January 22. 2014 10:00AM | Updated January 22. 2014 10:43AM

Associated Press

Penfield, N.Y. (AP) — An online fundraising campaign is hoping to raise $5,000 to pay for the funeral of an 8-year-old New York boy who died while trying to rescue his disabled grandfather from a burning mobile home.

The page set up on YouCaring.com for Tyler Doohan says more than $4,770 has been raised as of Wednesday morning.

Authorities in the town of Penfield, just east of Rochester, say the boy alerted relatives to the fire early Monday morning inside his grandfather's trailer home, and that six of them escaped.

They say the boy died while trying to rescue his grandfather, who used a wheelchair and crutches after losing a leg.

Fire officials say Tyler's body was found just a few feet from his 57-year-old grandfather. A 54-year-old uncle also died.